A Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print depicts two women wearing kimonos. The background has green bamboo trees with two horizontal golden bars and snowy mountains at the top. The woman on the left wears a brown kimono with orange lining, holding an umbrella with yellow and gray stripes over the other woman. The woman on the right, wearing a striped kimono, bends down, adjusting her shoe with her back turned. Both women wear high platform shoes and have black hair. The print has a beige background with black Japanese text at the top and on the right side.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1768
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 453 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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